महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-15

द्विजेभ्यो वेदवृद्धेभ्यः प्रयतः सुसमाहितः ।
तेनापोहति धर्मात्मा दुष्कृतं कर्म पाण्डव ॥१५॥

15. dvijebhyo vedavṛddhebhyaḥ prayataḥ susamāhitaḥ ,
tenāpohati dharmātmā duṣkṛtaṁ karma pāṇḍava.

15. dvijebhyaḥ vedavṛddhebhyaḥ prayataḥ susamāhitaḥ
tena apohati dharmātmā duṣkṛtam karma pāṇḍava

15. pāṇḍava,
dharmātmā prayataḥ susamāhitaḥ [san],
vedavṛddhebhyaḥ dvijebhyaḥ [annam] prayacchati tena duṣkṛtam karma apohanti

15. O Pāṇḍava, when such a righteous person (dharmātmā) gives (food) to brahmins (dvija) who are greatly learned in the Vedas, with a pure and well-composed mind, by that action he dispels his evil deeds (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the twice-born, to brahmins

• वेदवृद्धेभ्यः (vedavṛddhebhyaḥ) - to those grown in Vedic knowledge, to those aged in Vedas, to learned Vedic scholars

• प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - pure, self-controlled, attentive, restrained

• सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - with a collected and focused mind (well-composed, highly concentrated, serene)

• तेन (tena) - by that action (of giving described in the previous verse) (by that, by it)

• अपोहति (apohati) - removes, dispels, drives away

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the kṣatriya mentioned previously (one whose nature is righteousness, a righteous soul)

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, bad action

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava, descendant of Pāṇḍu

Words meanings and morphology

द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the twice-born, to brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya, but especially a brahmin); bird; tooth

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective suffix
  Derived from root जन् (jan) 'to be born'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to brahmins in this context.

वेदवृद्धेभ्यः (vedavṛddhebhyaḥ) - to those grown in Vedic knowledge, to those aged in Vedas, to learned Vedic scholars

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, plural of vedavṛddha

vedavṛddha - grown in the Vedas, expert in Vedic knowledge

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vṛddha)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root विद् (vid) 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vṛddha – old, aged, grown, augmented, experienced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root वृध् (vṛdh) 'to grow'.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Modifies `dvijebhyaḥ`.

प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - pure, self-controlled, attentive, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata

prayata - self-controlled, pure, attentive, restrained, ready

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix प्र (pra) + root यम् (yam) 'to control, restrain'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - with a collected and focused mind (well-composed, highly concentrated, serene)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-composed, very attentive, deeply absorbed, serene

Past Passive Participle

Compound of सु (su) 'well' + समाहित (samāhita), derived from prefix सम् (sam) + आ (ā) + root धा (dhā) 'to place, put'.

Compound type : prādi-compound (su+samāhita)

• su – well, good, excellent
  indeclinable
• samāhita – concentrated, composed, fixed, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix सम् (sam) + आ (ā) + root धा (dhā) 'to place, put'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (kṣatriya).

तेन (tena) - by that action (of giving described in the previous verse) (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the action described in the preceding verse.

अपोहति (apohati) - removes, dispels, drives away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of apoha

Present active 3rd singular

Derived from prefix अप (apa) + root ऊह् (ūh) 'to remove, consider'.

Prefix: apa

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the kṣatriya mentioned previously (one whose nature is righteousness, a righteous soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose nature is (dharma), a righteous soul, virtuous person

Bahuvrīhi compound: (dharma) as soul/nature.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of `apohati`.

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin, bad action

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, sin, bad action

Past Passive Participle used as a noun

Compound of दुष् (duṣ) 'bad' + कृत (kṛta) 'done'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed; deed, act
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root कृ (kṛ) 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of `apohati`.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, rite, fate, (karma)

Derived from root कृ (kṛ) 'to do'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Further specifies `duṣkṛtam`.

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava, descendant of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu.